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Kevin Brockmeier on his new book, 'A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade.'new

Little Rock writer on influences, reservations and why he choose to focus on seventh grade.
Arkansas Times  |  Will Stephenson  |  04-02-2014  |  Books

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard Illuminates Putin’s Motivationnew

Recent land grab reflects themes in Russian theater.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Lee Miller  |  03-26-2014  |  Books

Dreamlandnew

All cultures have their own stories: sets of heroes, villains and battles that help establish a national (or at least regional) identity. But sometimes, there’s some disconnect between a culture’s heroes and its current characteristics.
Worcester Magazine  |  Jeremy Shulkin  |  03-26-2014  |  Books

Feeding the Monsternew

From the forthcoming book: Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security by Todd Miller.
Tucson Weekly  |  Todd Miller  |  03-18-2014  |  Excerpts

5 South Carolina Authors You Wish You’d Heard Ofnew

South Carolina earns its bad press from time to time, but we have at least one reason to hold our heads up: Our literary pedigree ain't half bad.
Charleston City Paper  |  Paul Bowers  |  03-07-2014  |  Books

What's a Scofield Thayer?new

What do you call a person who was slandered by Ernest Hemingway, cuckolded by E.E. Cummings, befriended and promoted T.S. Eliot, treated by Sigmund Freud, led modernist art’s charge into American culture in the 1920s and declared officially insane not long after? A damn good subject for a biography.
Worcester Magazine  |  Jeremy Shulkin  |  02-27-2014  |  Books

The worlds of the suddenly hot George Saundersnew

George Saunders reads in the FHI Garage in Bay 4 of Smith Warehouse
INDY Week  |  Brian Howe  |  01-29-2014  |  Books

Divining the Entrailsnew

Two new Last Gasp Books releases (The Drawings of Laurie Lipton and Incurable Disease) explore the unsettling art of Laurie Lipton and Elizabeth McGrath.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Nicole Gluckstern  |  01-17-2014  |  Books

Death on Two Railsnew

Salvadoran journalist rides the deadly migrant trail.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jarret Keene  |  01-16-2014  |  Books

An Assassin Confesses: Chris Faraone on his ebook, "I Killed Breitbart"new

Dig Boston news and features editor Chris Faraone says his confrontation with the late Andrew Breitbart raised the ire of "a few Breitbart minions."
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Randy LoBasso  |  12-12-2013  |  Books

A Manual for Creating Atheists

“This book is essential for nonbelievers who want to do more than just carp about religion, but want to weaken its odious grasp on the world.”
Weekly Alibi  |  Staff  |  12-10-2013  |  Books

Drugs 'R' Usnew

Narcoland exposes corruption that fueled the rise of Mexican cartels.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jarret Keene  |  12-05-2013  |  Books

The God Particle and T.S. Eliotnew

At the metaphysical crossroads.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Lee Miller  |  11-07-2013  |  Books

Beatles vs. Stonesnew

Author John McMillian puts a new spin on an age-old debate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Chad Radford  |  10-30-2013  |  Books

All Hallows Readnew

Science-fiction writer Neil Gaiman wants Halloween to also be a book- giving holiday.
Jackson Free Press  |  Amber Helsel  |  10-24-2013  |  Books

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